is a Japanese politician of the Liberal Democratic Party who serves as a member of the House of Councillors of

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Career

Takemi used to be a professor of Tokai University whose main subject is international politics. He was first elected to a member of the House of Councillors on 23 July 1995. He served until July 2007, and was Vice Minister of Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare of the Abe Cabinet from September 2006 until August 2007. Takemi narrowly lost his seat in 2007. In 2012, he returned to the House of Councillors, and he won reelection in 2013 and 2019. He was a tutor of the . In 2006,

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Kofi Annan appointed Takemi to a

High-level Panel on United Nations Systemwide Coherence On 16 February 2006, the Secretary-General announced the formation of a new, high-level panel to explore how the United Nations system could work more coherently and effectively across the world in the areas of development, humanitarian assistanc ...

, which was set up to explore how the

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system could work more coherently and effectively across the world in the areas of development, humanitarian assistance and the environment. In March 2016, Takemi was appointed by

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to the High-Level Commission on Health Employment and Economic Growth, which was co-chaired by presidents

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and

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. In June 2019,

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(WHO) Director General Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus appointed Takemi as WHO Goodwill Ambassador for Universal Health Coverage. Since 2022, he has been a member of the Commission for Universal Health convened by Chatham House and co-chaired by

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and Jakaya Kikwete.Commission for Universal Health
Chatham House.

Personal life

His father was

Taro Takemi Taro () (''Colocasia esculenta)'' is a root vegetable. It is the most widely cultivated species of several plants in the family Araceae that are used as vegetables for their corms, leaves, and Petiole (botany), petioles. Taro corms are a food ...

, president of the

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References

External links

Official site
(in Japanese) Living people 1951 births People from Tokyo Japanese political scientists Liberal Democratic Party (Japan) politicians Members of the House of Councillors (Japan) Keio University alumni Academic staff of Tokai University {{Japan-politician-1950s-stub